Guitar Scale Logic
D# Dorian Guitar Scale in Whole Step Down
Dorian scale notes, fretboard positions and guitar tabs for Whole Step Down.
Chart downloads cover open strings through fret 12.
Scale Tablature
Position 1
D|------------------------------------------1--| A|---------------------------------1--3--4-----| F|------------------------0--1--3--------------| C|---------------0--1--3-----------------------| G|---------1--3--------------------------------| D|1--3--4--------------------------------------|
0-4 frets • five-fret position fragment • 15 notes
Scale Reference
Scale Notes and Intervals
The D# Dorian scale contains D♯, E♯, F♯, G♯, A♯, B♯, C♯. Its interval formula is 1 2 b3 4 5 6 b7. In Whole Step Down tuning, the open strings are D A F C G D from highest to lowest. Root markers identify D#. Position tabs show five-fret fragments, and the chord suggestions contain only notes from this scale.
D# Dorian: D♯, E♯, F♯, G♯, A♯, B♯, C♯. Formula: 1 2 b3 4 5 6 b7.
Whole Step Down: D G C F A D. Diagrams and tabs display the highest string at the top.
- D♯
- E♯
- F♯
- G♯
- A♯
- B♯
- C♯
Suggested Chords
Works Well With This Scale
These chords contain notes from the selected scale.
- D♯mminor
- D♯m7minor 7
- D♯sus2sus2
- D♯sus4sus4
- D♯5power
- E♯mminor
- E♯m7minor 7
- E♯sus4sus4
- E♯5power
- F♯major